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WhatsApp Ireland

€225,000,000

Authority

DPC

Country

Ireland

Date Issued

September 2, 2021

Industry

Technology

Summary

WhatsApp Ireland was fined €225 million by the Irish DPC for failing to provide transparent information to users and non-users about its data processing activities, particularly regarding how it shared user data with other Meta companies.

Violation Types

TransparencyData Processing

Articles Violated

Art. 12 GDPRArt. 13 GDPRArt. 14 GDPR

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